April 12th

Today in class we practiced random basic skills and I FINALLY PASSED TRAUMA ASSESSMENT!

And failed all the things I had previously been passing because I was so worried about the trauma assessment.

Failed KED for not strapping my patient tightly enough.
Failed Mouth to Mask with Supplemental oxygen for saying all the right things and not acting them out. I know how to do it, I just didn't bother to simulate half of what I was saying.

-.-

Didn't want to put my mouth on, or even pretend to, a  pocket mask that's been in that room for who knows how long.

Anyway, my whole class will be taking the test without me next week and I'll be taking it next month because I'm terrible with money and now I can't pay for it. :'(

Well, I can pay for it. But I missed the deadline. So yeah.

Update!

Okay so, I passed the class and the practical is coming up soon. SOON. Like, next week. And I've been studying, but not the skill sheets. Omg, I hate studying the skill sheets. But I have studied a lot of textbook material and I wish I could just take the written exam or whatever and skip the practical because I'm not worried about that in the slightest. I bought a flashcard study guide with 300 questions, and only missed twelve. I'm ready for that.

But fuck, I can't get this patient assessment stuff.
Must try harder. I have a week left.

So you might think I spent my weekend studying, but actually I went to Charlotte and rode a mechanical bull until it felt like my thigh muscles were going to slide right off my femurs. Also, I broke my toe.

I'm moving to Charlotte after this exam and hopefully I'll be doing some EMTing there.

Just have to pass my driving test...